Resources for Individuals and Caretakers

The American Lung Association of Minnesota offers a wide variety of resources for persons with lung disease and their caretakers. Those resources include: 

• Educational materials: Informational kits, brochures, helpful documents, workbooks, and videos are available on topics including:
  - Healthy indoor air - indoor air quality, building science, product selection, climate-
     specific building criteria for new construction.
  - Outdoor air.
  - Lung disease - brochures on emphysema, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary fibrosis,
     COPD and tuberculosis; videos on emphysema, COPD, eating well with
     pulmonary disease and tuberculosis.
  - Asthma - information on asthma triggers and treatments geared towards adults,
     teens, children, families, and educators.
  - ALA Family Guide to Asthma and Allergies -a how-to resource written by leading
     experts, this guide shows families how to manage asthma and allergies and lead to
     an active, healthy life.
  - Smoking -videos on why and how to kick the smoking habit for teens and adults.
•  Training programs on healthy indoor air.
• Health House Program
• Freedom from Smoking Program is an eight-session adult smoking cessation clinic to provide support for smokers trying to kick their smoking addiction.
• Advocacy for controlling emissions of toxic air pollutants.
• Education forums:
  - Breathe Easier Update: Speakers on topics related to adults with lung disease.
  - COPD Update: Speakers on topics related to adults with chronic obstructive
     pulmonary disease.
• Monthly support groups where adults with chronic respiratory illness can meet with others who share the same challenges.
  - Huffers and Puffers Support Group.
  - Respiratory Health Club.  
• Bimonthly publication: The Airlines includes educational information, support group activities, and news for adults living with chronic lung disease.
• Monthly e-newsletter.
• Camps
  - Camp Superkids -provides week-long program of camp activities supervised by
     skilled clinicians for kids with asthma of different ages, races, and religions.
  - We-No-Wheeze Camps -three camp locations statewide where kids with asthma
     can share three days of recreation, fun and learning supervised by asthma experts.
  - Call Center (800) 586-4872 offers answers to any questions about lung health.

Caregiver Resources

• Educational materials, such as informational kits, brochures, helpful documents, workbooks, and videos, are available on topics including:
  - Healthy indoor air ? indoor air quality, building science, product selection, climate-
     specific building criteria for new construction.
  - Outdoor air.
  - Lung disease- brochures on emphysema, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary fibrosis,
    COPD, and tuberculosis; as well as videos on emphysema, COPD, eating well with
     pulmonary disease and tuberculosis.
  - Asthma -information on asthma triggers and treatments geared towards adults,
     teens, children, families, and educators.
  - ALA Family Guide to Asthma and Allergies -a how-to resource written by leading
     experts, this guide shows families how to manage asthma and allergies and lead to
     an active, healthy life.
  - Smoking - videos on why and how to kick the smoking habit for teens and adults.
• Call Center (800) 586-4872 offers answers to any questions about lung health.
• Monthly e-newsletter